United States COVID-19 Vaccination Preferences (CVP): 2020 Hindsight

Benjamin Matthew Craig ()
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Benjamin Matthew Craig: University of South Florida

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2021, vol. 14, issue 3, No 2, 309-318

Abstract: Abstract Background Shortly after the 2020 US election, initial evidence on first-generation COVID-19 vaccines showed 70–95% efficacy and minimal risks. Yet, many US adults expressed reluctance. Aims The aim of this study was to compare persons willing and unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to estimate the effects of vaccination attributes on uptake: proof of vaccination, vaccination setting, effectiveness, duration of immunity, and risk of severe side effects. Method Between 9 and 11 November 2020, 1153 US adults completed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) on Phase 2 of the CDC Vaccination Program (August 2021). Each of its eight choice tasks had three vaccination alternatives and “no vaccination for 6 months.” An opt-out inflated logit model was estimated to test for respondent differences and attribute effects. Results Respondent demographics were unrelated to one’s willingness to be vaccinated (p value 0.533), but those with less education were more likely to be unwilling (p

Date: 2021
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